Joseph Charles, Hereditary Prince of Sulzbach was the eldest son of Theodore Eustace, Count Palatine of Sulzbach.
Portrait by Jan Philips van der Schlichten
Countess Palatine Francisca Christina of Sulzbach was the Princess-abbess of Essen Abbey and Thorn Abbey. She led Essen Abbey from 1726 to 1776, the longest of any Essen abbess. Her tenure was marked
Countess Palatine Francisca Christina of Sulzbach
The Abbey of Thorn
Borbeck Castle in the form that it received during Francisca Christina's reign
The arms of Countess Palatine Francisca Christina of Sulzbach above the entrance of Borbeck Castle